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The bucket must be suspended at least l meter above the ground. A tube is
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connected to the dripline and the other end is placed in the bucket to siphon the
ken hargesheimer
water out. Assuming the bucket is 20 liters, fill it twice for each row of
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vegetables. The dripline can be moved to another row for irrigating. Each row
of vegetables is irrigated every other day. Plant a row of vegetables on each DANIEL KIPTOO KASIS
side of the dripline and use 40 liters of water. romiadmin
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Bucket Kits Rachel Harbut
The key to the simple drip irrigation system that we use is the gravity fed Catherine Tsiboukas
"bucket kit". The bucket kit consists of four 8m lines [or two of 50 ft or one of more
100’] of drip tape connected to a bucket suspended 1m above the vegetable
bed. Water is poured into the bucket and is evenly distributed to 100 watering
points. By filling the bucket twice a day, a small kitchen garden can be
watered. Studies in Kenya have shown that two of these kits can provide the
water needed to produce enough vegetables to feed a family of seven during
the dry season. These bucket kits are available in most countries (US$15),

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Farmers in Honduras invented a VERY cheap drip irrigation system. They buy
the regular black poly hose. Then they punch holes in it where they want them About NABUUR | FAQ | Contact
with a nail or ice pick. A hot nail is best. Then take short sections [5 inches] of Volunteering in Africa | Asia | Latin-America
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each hole. This sleeve applies pressure to the hole, only letting a little water
out, like a drip. This technology is quite cheap, VERY simple to do. Maintenance
is also simple, because if a hole plugs up, you can often unplug it merely by
taking the sleeve off and then replacing it.

Using screws
Farmers in Nicaragua are using cheap round tubing and wood screws. If drip
tape is unavailable, this is a great alternative. We tried it with great success.
The screw is inserted completely into the tubing at each planting location so
that it protrudes through the opposite wall. It is then backed off to allow water
to drip through that side. The flow is set by screwing it in or out as needed.
This even allows for variations in pressure due to terrain.

Pin holes for drip

I am wondering if a dripline could be made by using a hot pin or very small hot
nail, etc. to punch holes in the poly tubing. I mean really tiny holes.

DIY drip kit:

Roger Pigott [San Diego workshop] decided to use two bucket drip systems on
a bed in the garden but he did not want to siphon the water. Kits from
Echonet.org are $25 each. He went to the hardware store and purchased: 100'
of ½" black poly tubing; a post to hang buckets on; a faucet rosette washer and
nut; ¾" ring washers; ¾" swivel tubing adapter; union - ¾" pipe threads and
garden hose threads. One for each bucket. He drilled a 3/4 inch hole in the
bottom of the buckets and installed the fittings. He then connected the tubing
from the buckets to a header. He has five driplines connected to the header
using tees and ells. He used wood screws for the drip outlets. There is about
60' of dripline. He planted seed in the five rows and laid the dripline over the
seed. Very original thinking!

Buy enough hose to connect the drip line to the top of the bucket to siphon out
the water. It takes about 1-2 hours for the bucket to empty. The dripline can
be moved to another row of vegetables or plant a row of vegetables on each
side of the dripline. Use more water. If one is willing to carry the water, one
line will irrigate several rows during the day.

Plant green manure/cover crops to cut and leave on top of the soil to improve
the soil. This is a MUST. Also, can be intercropped with the food crop.

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